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Global Ransomware Attacks Reached Record High in Past Year – Report

Corvus Insurance, the cyber underwriter powered by a proprietary AI-driven cyber risk platform, today released its Q4 2023 Ransomware Report. Featuring data collected from ransomware leak sites, the report shows “that while Q4 attacks were down slightly from Q3 2023, ransomware activity for the year… Read More

Ransomware Incidents Reported to UK’s FCA Doubled in 2023 – Research Report

Ransomware incidents reported to UK financial regulators doubled in 2023, according to an extensive update shared with CI. A Picus Security FOI analysis of cyber incidents reported “to the Financial Conduct Authority reveals an increase in ransomware incidents in the first half of 2023.” Picus… Read More

Chainalysis Examines Bitcoin Addresses Included in OFAC’s Designation that Were Reportedly Used to Facilitate Illicit Activities

On November 3, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian national Ekaterina Zhdanova for using cryptocurrency “to launder money on behalf of Russian elites, ransomware groups, and other bad actors.” Chainalysis has examined the three Bitcoin… Read More

UK Suffers “Record” Number of Ransomware Attacks, Elliptic Report Claims

Organizations in the United Kingdom reportedly suffered a record number of ransomware attacks last year, according to analysis of a dataset published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). In its data security incident trends – which “are reported to the data protection regulator – the… Read More

Cybersecurity Firms Release Ransomware Reports, Revealing Considerable Increase in Cyberattacks

In recent weeks, cybersecurity firms have issued “a dozen ransomware reports, most of which show a considerable increase in attacks,” according to an update shared with CI. As noted in an NCC Group’s July 2023 cyber threat intelligence report, the business saw over 500 attacks… Read More

Crypto Crime Down Considerably, But Ransomware Headed for Huge Year: Report

2023 so far has been a year of “recovery” for cryptocurrency after a chaotic 2022, with prices of digital assets like Bitcoin up over 80% on the year as of June 30, the team at Chainalysis noted. And that’s not the only “good news” for… Read More

Cybersecurity Incident Reported by NCR

On April 13, 2023, NCR (NYSE: NCR) determined that a single data center outage that is impacting some functionality “for a subset of its commerce customers was caused by a cyber ransomware incident.” Upon such determination, NCR immediately “started contacting customers, enacted its cybersecurity protocol… Read More

Genesis Market, an Online Marketplace for Stolen Information and Hive of Ransomware Operations, Taken Down by International Enforcement Agencies

Operation Cookie Monster Genesis Market, a dark web operation that catered to criminals looking for stolen identities to pilfer bank accounts or pursue ransomware operations, has been taken down in a coordinated operation that involved many different enforcement agencies around the world. The Federal Bureau… Read More

Ransomware Revenue Declines As More Victims are Refusing to Make Payments, New Report Reveals

2022 was an impactful year in “the fight against ransomware,” according to an update from Chainalysis. Ransomware attackers extorted “at least $456.8 million from victims in 2022, down from $765.6 million the year before.” As always, they have to caveat these findings by noting “that… Read More

FBI Warns that Cybercriminals Are Impersonating Brands Using Search Engine Ads Services to Defraud Users

The FBI is warning the public that cybercriminals are using search engine advertisement services “to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal login credentials and other financial information.” Cybercriminals purchase advertisements that “appear within internet search results using a… Read More

Nets, SoftPay Get 7-Eleven Back on Track Following Major Cyberattack

Following a cyberattack that hit 7-Eleven at the beginning of August 2022, which initially took the chain’s payment and checkout systems out of operation, “a new mobile card payment solution was quickly rolled out in less than a day” through a collaboration with Nets and… Read More

Global Ransomware Attacks on the Rise as August, 2nd Biggest Month Tracked: Report

BlackFog, a global cyber security firm, has published a report on global ransomware that indicates August was the second-highest month of all time for cyber ransom-driven attacks. The report states: “In August, we recorded 39 ransomware attacks, the second highest month we’ve ever recorded. Healthcare… Read More

Italy Denies Data Breach at Italian Revenue Agency

The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze) has issued a statement denying a data breach at the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate). Astatement posted by the Ministry via Sogei states: “No hacker attacks on the Revenue Agency With regard… Read More

Zero Threat Endpoint Protection to Combat Ransomware Introduced by Xcitium

Comodo Security Solutions has announced a rebranding to Xcitium, as the company launches its patented “zero threat” endpoint technology “to combat an increase in ransomware and other malware across all industries.” Xcitium Zero Threat is reportedly “the only solution on the market that entirely eliminates… Read More

Reward Offers Announced for Info to Bring Conti Ransomware Variant Conspirators to Justice

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The Department of State is offering a reward of “up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification and/or location of any individual(s) who hold a key leadership position in the Conti ransomware variant transnational organized crime group.” In addition, the Department is also offering… Read More

Double Extortion Ransomware Increased Almost 500% in 2021, CipherTrace Reports

CipherTrace, a Mastercard Company, has reported a significant increase in the number of payments “made to ransomware groups in 2021.” The growth in this criminal enterprise “is so large that the first six months of 2021 saw payments that matched the whole of 2020.” With… Read More

Over 4,000 Criminal Whales are Holding $25B+ in Crypto: Research Report

One positive development during the past year has been law enforcement’s “growing” ability to seize virtual currency from criminals, according to an extensive update from Chainalysis. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) seized $2.3 million in crypto from the DarkSide ransomware operators who were allegedly… Read More

Ransomware Attempts Jump by 30% During Holidays: Darktrace

Ransomware attempts are said to rise by 30% monthly, on average, during the holidays, according to a note by Darktrace. The cybersecurity firm says that its researchers are comparing global data from 2018 to 2020 When comparing November and December to January and February, the… Read More

Alleged Ransomware Perpetrators Who Demanded Payment in Bitcoin & Monero, Charged by US Department of Justice in Kaseya Scam

Alleged perpetrators of the ransomware attack on, Kaseya – an IT firm that helped systems administrators manage large networks, have been charged by the US Department of Justice for the attack. This case is part of the Department of Justice’s Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task… Read More

Chainalysis Makes Recommendations After OFAC Emphasizes Importance of Ransomware Prevention, Reporting

On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had released an advisory on the sanctions risks associated with carrying out ransomware payments and the “proactive” steps firms may take to address these types of risks. This… Read More

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